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Birmingham City Edges Out Cambridge United in Thrilling League One Encounter
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire – Birmingham City secured a 2-1 victory over Cambridge United in a gripping League One match at the Cledara Abbey Stadium. The game, officiated by C. Breakspear, was a tense affair marked by several key incidents.
Birmingham dominated possession (71%) and created more chances (10 shots, 4 on target). Klarer opened the scoring for Birmingham in the 25th minute, assisted by Laird. Cambridge United responded swiftly, equalizing in the 36th minute through Lavery, with an assist from Bennett. The second half saw a dramatic turn of events. Cambridge United’s Kachunga received two yellow cards, the second resulting in a red card in the 68th minute, leaving his team a man down. Despite being a man down, Cambridge United put up a strong fight until Jutkiewicz secured the win for Birmingham with a goal in the 83rd minute, assisted by Lee Myung-Jae.
The match was characterized by a high number of fouls (28 in total, 15 by Cambridge United and 14 by Birmingham), and seven yellow cards, along with Kachunga’s red card. Cambridge United’s possession (29%) and shots on target were significantly lower than Birmingham’s. Ultimately, the red card and Birmingham’s control proved decisive.
Substitutions cambridge united: at minute 46 D. Ballard came in and S. Lavery went out., at minute 89 R. Loft came in and L. Bennett went out., at minute 89 J. Stokes came in and S. Kaikai went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 46 K. Dowell came in and W. T. Willumsson went out., at minute 46 T. Iwata came in and Paik Seung-Ho went out., at minute 59 K. Anderson came in and E. Laird went out., at minute 64 K. Bielik came in and G. Hanley went out., at minute 72 L. Jutkiewicz came in and L. Harris went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cambridge United
Birmingham
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